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Added 10 October 2026

blinding

/ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ verb

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present participle and gerund of blind

adjective

Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
blinding tears; blinding snow
Brilliant; marvellous.
“How’s it going?” “Blinding, mate.”

adverb

To an extreme degree; blindingly.

noun

The act of causing blindness.
A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.

Origin

By surface analysis, blind + -ing.

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